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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 130 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this evening and tonight. Some of these storms may become severe with damaging winds and hail as the primary hazards. Thunderstorms today will be capable of producing heavy rainfall that may cause flash flooding.

Hot temperatures will return to the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle on Wednesday. Chances for widespread triple digit heat are high.

SHORT TERM

(This evening through Sunday night) Issued at 130 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

For the rest of the short term period, hot temperatures continue across the CWA this afternoon. After the cold front pushed through, much cooler temperatures are expected tomorrow afternoon. Highs on Sunday may not escape the 70s areawide. Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected to affect portions of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle Sunday afternoon and evening. This activity is expected mainly across our western zones with chances for severe storms being very low unlike today.

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LONG TERM

(Monday through next Friday) Issued at 1223 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

An above average temperature trend continue in the long term period. While precipitation chances do not appear as widespread as they are in the current short term, chances do exist for a number of days in the extended period.

The H250 trough begins to retreat northward next week. High pressure will attempt to build in from the south, but most models still suggest we remain under zonal flow for the next 7 days. A steady ramp up in high temperatures are expected Monday and Tuesday, but the FA will still be below to near average for highs on those days. Strong warm air advection looks to overtake the region on Wednesday. Clear skies, low relative humidity, and breezy southwest winds will allow temperatures to soar into the mid to upper 100s for the day. After the extreme heat, the CWA should be subject to troughing for the remainder of the week. These fronts will help drop highs back into the 80s and 90s. While Wednesday looks dry, the rest of the days this week look to host some amount of thunderstorm chances in the afternoon. The overall coverage appears low at this time, so PoPs will also be <40%, except on Monday, where scattered afternoon storms seem possible.

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AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 628 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

Cold front will help generate thunderstorms across the region into the early morning hours Sunday. GUY and DHT greatest potential for impacts will be the first few hours of the forecast period with AMA peak occurring a little later into the evening. Behind the front, MVFR conditions with continued showers are expected, although the MVFR conditions are expected to be shorter lived in the far north than south near AMA. A chance for high based weaker shower will continue into Sunday, however VFR conditions are expected to develop and continue into the aftn. Precip chances and impacts on Sunday seem to low to pinpoint for tempos in TAFs outside of the evening and overnight activity.

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ317.

OK...None.